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Sean said on 22/Jan/23
How tall/short was Ivan Putski?
Progking185 said on 22/Jan/23
@Alex6'0 ive got guessed as anywhere 6'2-6'5. Idk how, those guys look pretty big compared to me. Some days i see a fair amount of those guys, they must be seen as really tall to the average person due to inflation. Also depends on proportions maybe?, I'm pretty slim so could pass as 6'1-6'2(shoe height)
adrianposter said on 22/Jan/23
I'm 179-180 cm and sometimes get called tall due to my skinny/lanky frame and small head that gives me the illusion of being taller, i would say this can happen once someone hits like 177-178 cm
Joe Ponce said on 22/Jan/23
Have you ever considered using different units, Rob? I noticed on the Marvel Database that characters who are under 1 meter use centimeters while characters over 1 meter use meters. You think that's something you'd implement into this site sometime?
Editor Rob
Not really considered that. I'm happy keeping it to the style 5ft 6 (168cm) rather than 1.68m.
Glacierr said on 21/Jan/23
Hi Rob, how much height do you think these shoes add

Click Here

my guess is around 2.75-3.25 inches
Editor Rob
They don't look quite that thick, maybe 2.25 range.
Bislimi said on 21/Jan/23
Hey guys what do you think is the average height of young males (18-25) when they get measured at their low?
adrianjacobs said on 21/Jan/23
@Bislimi
You live in a European country, right? I live in Sweden and feel below average often at 6ft-6ft1 range
Alex 6'0 said on 21/Jan/23
Vick, it's much more rare to be guessed shorter though.
Alex 6'0 said on 21/Jan/23
Vick, i gotten 5'11 couple times. 5'10 once. 5'8 once. 5'8 terrible guess.
Vick said on 21/Jan/23
Alex,
Has anyone guess you shorter before like 5’10-5’11? It happened to me once
Bislimi said on 20/Jan/23
Hey Rob. How much would celebrities shrink from their listing at night on average?
Editor Rob
maybe another 1/4 inch
adrianjacobs said on 20/Jan/23
@Honest5'11"
Pure lunacy, when several sources list the average as 5'11.5? Since you have such a strong opinion about it, I assume you live here or have been here often?
QM6'1.5"QM said on 20/Jan/23
Bislimi said on 18/Jan/23

You def pay attention only for guys over 6ft!
You like at least 70-73%% and would get 5'11.5" here at celebheights.com!
jokey said on 20/Jan/23
Peter 180cm said on 18/Jan/23
was probably 173-174 at 14 and grew to 1.80 somewhere between 15-18 and never grew anymore than that.

how tall were your parents at their peak?
Alex 6'0 said on 20/Jan/23
Btw i got guessed at my tallest height ever couple days ago at gym. A 5'6 max guy thought i was 6'5 lmao. Terrible guess. I'll get 6'1 often and 6'2 sometimes which is understandable but beyond that is just silly lol
Alex 6'0 said on 20/Jan/23
Jdubzz, yea my eye level bit below average with a shorter forehead. Yea u can see in pics of me
rlheight5'11 said on 19/Jan/23
@Sandy Cowell
I was referring to prince Harry's new book called "SPARE"
adrianposter said on 19/Jan/23
@MaskDe Masque 5’9.5

Funny enough, I knew a kid in 6th grade who was 5’6 and towered everybody in the classroom. Now he’s 16 and only like 5’7-5’8, some people are just really early bloomers.
Jdubbz said on 19/Jan/23
@Wtent:

Like everyone else said, basically zero chance it was actually growth. People can grow in their early 20s (I certainly did), but after 25 is extremely rare. I’d chalk it up to a mismeasurement or rather just a “good day”. We all have good days where we measure taller even in the evening after physical activity. We just don’t shrink as much for some reason. The next day, the illusion of growth will be unfortunately shattered.
Blanc (1.69 m) said on 19/Jan/23
I saw a super tall guy Stephen merchant type physicality on campus who was a head and shoulders taller than the crowd. My head was probably couple of inches below his shoulder level, any estimate on how tall he might be?
Gian 181cm said on 19/Jan/23
@Sam83
I don't remember any woman doing squats with 80kg+, however I imagine that it's not every week that they do it in this weight range, at least there is one day of the week that I do it with much more weight than usual but it would be unfeasible always keep this type of training because it is very exhausting and my body would have injuries.
Gian 181cm said on 19/Jan/23
@Bislimi
Also, sometimes you just don't feel that tall and confuse that with feeling "kind of short", if the average is 5'10 for young people I wouldn't feel tall at 5'11 3/8 but I don't would feel short too.
The average for young people where I live, in my opinion (I need to make it clear that there is no formal research on this, it's an opinion) I imagine it to be around 5ft 9 (175-176cm), and I've been to a few parties and barely I felt above average, but it was an isolated anecdotal event as elsewhere I felt quietly above average..
Gian 181cm said on 19/Jan/23
@Bislimi
Depending on the country, what you said makes sense, if the average of young people is 5'11 - 6'0 maybe it gives that impression.
Now if the average is 5'9-5'10 then I don't see much sense, unless your friends/colleagues coincidentally are taller than you (then it would be a confirmation bias, I would try to understand more about average height searches of the population).
Jawilder said on 18/Jan/23
@ Wtent Lol at you thinking it’s growth. 0% chance you grew
viper said on 18/Jan/23
Beck 5-10?

He looked 5-7 with 5-8.5-5-9 Johnny Depp on stage
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 18/Jan/23
5'5-5'7 have delicious heights.
5'8 is a good height but not too good like the other ones, so is 5'4.
5'9-5'10 is pretty descent and fine, if a woman is over the 5'10 mark is going to look too tall in my opinion, about into the amazon range
Gian 181cm said on 18/Jan/23
@James B 172cm
Yes, But it all depends on genetics, I can be 5'8 and great genetics, or 5'11 and bad genetics.
I could name some bodybuilders (Men's Physique) in the 5'8 range who have amazing bodies but I don't know if they are a good parameter as they are not natural, in my own gym there are guys 5'8-5'9 who have guys with a nice shape.
I would trade 5'11 to be 5'9 with Frank Zane's physique xD

I think that regardless of height, everyone should go to the gym, from the 5'3 or 6'3 guy, I at least find it therapeutic to have it as a hobby, I like to study the biomechanics of exercises, read about nutrition (all with professional follow-up ).
James Edward Crowley said on 18/Jan/23
Hi Rob do you know your nearly late 40s time has flown by time faster than your youtube subscribers, It is not just about your hair getting more greyer. I wonder if your beard will get longer thicker, and greyer, and will you still be 5ft 8in, and will stick to the 5 pound weight it's been ages since you weighed yourself i can't believe your nearly late 40s i can remember when you nearly late 30s seems like yesterday you had less grey in your hair back than.
Editor Rob
Yeah I was making a video today and when editing it, noticed more grey. Don't plan on having a big beard again, just trim it back to 3mm every week or two.

Remember activity, genetics, diet can all effect height. I think the 50's is a test for our bodies. If you slow down, reduce activity/stretching, you might find you begin to lose height.

I've found the more I'm doing in life, the slower time appears to go.

And priorities change. In 2019 a lot of my time was spent doing websites, youtube and attending cons.

These days I'm doing online work, being a carer to parents and with Jenny we're looking after a toddler in our house half the week.
Bislimi said on 18/Jan/23
I'm 181.1cm-181.2cm after being up for 10+ hours and I feel a bit short amongst males from the younger generation? Is this normal or am I just off base here?
adrianjacobs said on 18/Jan/23
@Progking184
My eye level is ridiculously low too, like maybe even 13 and a change. I have a gigantic forehead though so it's not very surprising.
Glitch said on 18/Jan/23
@Rob

after 11 hours of waking up and walking 10,000 steps if I measure 5’10 what should be my average height?
Editor Rob
On less intensive days I'd expect you could measure 5ft 10.25 range after 10-11 hours.
Peter 180cm said on 18/Jan/23
@ James B 172cm Probably not,but it depends on the proportions really. Generally speaking,taller usually looks better,even if it's skinny. Don't worry about it too much, you can't change your height anyway.

@ adrianposter It's all in your head. Basically it should be the other way around because the taller someone is over 5'11,the larger he looks generally.
MaskDeMasque 5'9.5 said on 18/Jan/23
@Wtent

You wouldn't have grown at 25 lol. Its a mis measurement or posture issue I'd imagine.
Sam83 said on 18/Jan/23
@gian181cm That’s quite impressive too, there are certainly girls lifting quite heavy on lower body exercises! Do they also do deadlifts/squats with barbell?
120kg for 1 rep and 90kg for like 10 was quite a lot for deadlifts I thought! Although I haven’t done them in quite a while, so not quite sure what is heavy days haha!
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 17/Jan/23
Alex 6'0 said on 16/Jan/23
My eye level is 5'7.75. 4.25 eye level

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Your eyelevel is probably 5/8 of inch smaller than the eyelevel of a 6'0 guy. You could think a 6'2 guy is 6'1.5
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 17/Jan/23
Alex 6'0 said on 16/Jan/23
My eye level is 5'7.75. 4.25 eye level

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Your eyelevel is probably 5/8 of inch smalle than the eyelevel of a 6'0 guy. You could think a 6'2 guy is 6'1.5
Jdubbz said on 17/Jan/23
Alex 6'0 said on 16/Jan/23
My eye level is 5'7.75. 4.25 eye level

I can definitely believe that. In pics you have a pretty high eye level. Mine is 4.7”, which I don’t think is too weird for my height/head size.
Arch Stanton said on 17/Jan/23
RIP Jeff Beck, no page for him Rob? I think 5 ft 10 peak seems reasonable, in later years he looked taller than Rod Stewart.
Gian 181cm said on 17/Jan/23
@James Edward Crowley
180-181/5'11 is a height that you'll get comments that you're tall even if you're not (statistically speaking), because you end up being tall-ish or solidly above average in the US/UK.
Now 182-185cm is definitely seen as tall by pretty much most people.

@Sam83
At my gym there are women weighing 60-65 kg who do leg presses with 140-160 kg.
They are proportionally muscular, although they do not have much strength in upper limb training.
Wtent said on 16/Jan/23
I walked 2 miles today and got home at 9pm (woke up at 11am). Measured myself straight away on my seca stadio and to my surprise I managed to get 184.8cm! This is more of an extreme low. I usually get 184cm flat after walking 2 miles - I didn’t even get a good sleep! Weird… my normal low is usually 184.8cm and extreme low is usually 184 flat. Hmmmmm, could be growth? I’m 25 btw. I want my extreme low to hopefully rise up to 186cm and have a normal low of 186.8. Hopefully I can do it before I turn 26.
Progking184 said on 16/Jan/23
@Crypto139 yeah Ive heard that before too, its just that 204 cm/6'8 is very far from average. Strong 6'1 is 3-4 inches above average so enough to be tall, just doesnt really standout much so I could see how it is not tall to the upper 6 ft range guys.
@Rick84q my eye level seems to be 13 cm or a bit over which is weird, maybe im measuring off by a bit though.
adrianposter said on 16/Jan/23
I notice that the difference between a 5’4 and 5’10 guy seems a lot more than the difference between a 5’10 and 6’4 guy
James B 172cm said on 16/Jan/23
Can a 5ft8 man who works out and builds muscle look as a good as a 5ft11 guy who also works out?
Peter 180cm said on 16/Jan/23
@ James Edward Crowley Speaking from experience, I've been called tall and tallish more than a few times and I'm usually a weak 5'11 by night.
QM6'1.5"QM said on 16/Jan/23
adrianjacobs said on 15/Jan/23
@QM6'1.5"QM

Did you know that celebheights.com is about heights, your guesses about heights and you can comment your thoughts about it ?!
So why when someone like me did notes and thoughts about height, difference, society or stuff like this, you suddenly attacks me ?!

In this case, sorry, I'm very logical, you didn't.

P.S. Repeat. Again. I'm happy with 6'1.75" height!!, as you know, I've claimed that even 6'1" is my perfect height and 6'2" was my second too.

Thanks.
QM6'1.5"QM said on 16/Jan/23
adrianjacobs said on 15/Jan/23
@QM6'1.5"QM

Did you read my comment ?! What are you talking about ?!
I'm totally happy with height, then why somebody, who wants to be taller, will claim their evening barefoot height, lol ???
Do you understand me ?!

You sounds aggressive and meaningless again! I'm on my normal speaking, you didn't!

P.S. Honestly, i have some decent proportions and muscles, plus I'm aesthetically skinny which making myself to feel even better!
Alex 6'0 said on 16/Jan/23
My eye level is 5'7.75. 4.25 eye level
Sam83 said on 16/Jan/23
I recently started trying to het back into gym work and I’m sure more people are doing weights training and are stronger than I remember haha!
There was a girl who did a deadlift 1 rep max of 120kg and was doing around 10 reps at 90kg which I thought was impressive?! She was round 5’7 and athletic build, I thought that was a lot of weight to use!
Anyone else think more people are weight training/getting strong?!
Rick84q said on 16/Jan/23
@Italianguy so your like 195 in the morning and 193 at night? And yes 12.5 is normal for a guy your height if you are roughly 193 with 12.5 your eyelevel should be atleast 180.5 mines about that im little shorter just shy of 193.
Rick84q said on 15/Jan/23
@Jdubbz I have 180.5 exaclty eyelevel and I measure from the top of my head to my eyes and is exaclty 5 inches (12cm)
I go down to 192.6 at night at my lowest.
Cooper Clarke said on 15/Jan/23
@The Height Guy 2 inches is far from towering. At least 5 inches if not 6 would be towering.
James Edward Crowley said on 15/Jan/23
Hi Rob do 5ft 11in men realize how tall they look men in the 5ft 11in range have the tall man look about them, It doesn't matter what build they are what footwear they wear, and what clothes 5ft 11in men always taller they really like 1 inch sometimes 2 inches taller. Brad Pitt comes into mind he always looks taller than he really his with,and without shoe lifts men in the 5ft 11in range make men like 5ft 9in, and under look shortish, and short.
adrianjacobs said on 15/Jan/23
@QM6'1.5"QM
Well, as I've said before, stop acting cringey or just leave the site. You act exactly like I did when I was 17 and very immature. If you want to be insecure about 6'1.75, that's totally fine, but don't go around and say how society puts too much value on height or how it's totally fine to be short. It's extremely irritating when the person who says it doesn't lead by example.
Peter 180cm said on 15/Jan/23
At 5'11 i start feeling "towered" when someone is roughly 6'3. It's a big enough difference but not outstanding like 195+ makes me feel.
Sandy Cowell said on 15/Jan/23
rlheight5ft11 - I have no idea what SPARE is, so kindly enlighten me…..! 😁
Jdubbz said on 15/Jan/23
adrianposter said on 14/Jan/23
Isn’t it weird that I sometimes see 5’8-5’9 guys that look tallish due to their skinny/lanky proportions, but also sometimes see 6’1 guys who look short due to stocky proportions.

No, that’s not weird at all. At 6’6, I’ve seen 6’2-3 guys who I thought were my height or taller, at least from a distance. I’ve also seen 6’7-8 guys who I thought were more like 6’4, until I got closer. Lanky proportions make a huge difference.
James Edward Crowley said on 15/Jan/23
Hi Rob i wonder what you looked like as a teenager like when you were 17 18. I asked you once if you were ever post a photo of yourself at 18, and a photo of yourself at 45 on quora to see how much you changed in appearence will you consider doing that one day maybe even a photo of yourself at 17. i wonder if you had a mullet at 17, and 18. I doubt anyone would recognise, if they saw a photos of you at 17, and 18 i bet it was levis jeans demin jackets rocks, and nirvana t shirts when you were 17 18 i can picture you at thoses wearing those type of 90s clothes.
Editor Rob
It's rare for me to be in a photo from 15 to 20!
chad michaels said on 14/Jan/23
@Rob, How much do you think these add?
Click Here
Editor Rob
Can't recall seeing that one up close, but from the style I would be surprised if it wasn't very near 1.5 inch.
Progking185 said on 14/Jan/23
@Rick84 I think it's about 181, 180 on the lower end
@heightguy 6+ inches is more towering 2 inches is noticeable but still not much difference.
adrianposter said on 14/Jan/23
Isn’t it weird that I sometimes see 5’8-5’9 guys that look tallish due to their skinny/lanky proportions, but also sometimes see 6’1 guys who look short due to stocky proportions.
Maahin Chowdhury said on 14/Jan/23
@The Height Guy
I agree with Rob. A 5’11 guy would start to get towered by 6’4-6’5 guys. 6’1 isn’t that much taller than 5’11.
Maahin Chowdhury said on 14/Jan/23
@Rick84q
Probably 180-181, taller people have longer eye levels.
Alex 6'0 said on 14/Jan/23
James B, 200 is a significant drop. We're talking 40lbs lol. Im meant to be a bigger guy in recent years. 10-12 years ago 200-210 i was good at
rlheight5'11 said on 14/Jan/23
@Sandy Cowell
Rob is busy reading digital version of SPARE 🤔
James Edward Crowley said on 14/Jan/23
Hi Rob i wonder what you looked like as a teenager like when you were 17 18. I asked you once if you were ever post a photo of yourself at 18, and a photo of yourself at 45 on quora to see how much you changed in appearence will you consider doing that one day maybe even a photo of yourself at 17. i wonder if you had a mullet at 17, and 18. I doubt anyone would recognise, if they saw a photos of you at 17, and 18 i bet it was levis jeans demin jackets rocks, and nirvana t shirts when you were 17 18 i can picture you at thoses wearing those type of 90s clothes.
rlheight5'11 said on 13/Jan/23
Bobby said on 9/Jan/23
You just lack adequate comprehension of the English language, and I was correcting your erroneous judgment of why I sometimes use Grammarly.
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Not everyone uses an advanced language like you do, not that there's anything wrong with that and my understanding of the English language is good.
rlheight5'11 said on 13/Jan/23
@Bobby
Grammarly could help you learn from your punctuation errors. You must think that I'm getting at you, I am not.
Poster said on 13/Jan/23
I'm overweight according to the infamous BMI guide, but I'm athletic and muscular. I'm in much better shape than all of the skinny girls I know. I'm in my thirties, and they're in their twenties. I'm twice as strong as all of them!
Jdubbz said on 13/Jan/23
Rick84q said on 12/Jan/23
What's eyelevel for 6'4? On average ?
182? 181?

6’4 minus 4.75 inches, so roughly 5’11.25 or 181cm. 182cm would be the average eye level for a 194cm/6’4 3/8” guy.
Emil said on 13/Jan/23
@Tajaun
Bruh 😂

@Matt

Mosquitos can't bite you deep enough for them to affect your spinal fluid at all lol. They only reach the uppermost layer of your skin
Avatar said on 13/Jan/23
@Rob, Thanks for replying! So would that mean that most men (~90%) who are 6’2-6’4 have eye levels in the range 11.7-12.3 cm? In your experience, the men who you met that are this height range, did most of them seem to have eye levels at least 12 cm or slightly greater? Just wanted to ask out of curiosity and lack of expertise. Much appreciated!
Editor Rob
I would say it was more common for a celebrity at 6ft 2-3 to have a 12cm range eyelevel on average.
MaskDeMasque 5'9.5 said on 13/Jan/23
Any idea on Kel Mitchell Rob? From Kenan & Kel and mystery men. He gets listed online at 5'11 but I thought he could look slightly shorter than 5'8.5 Kenan. Maybe a flat 5'8?
Editor Rob
Yeah he doesn't look over 5ft 8
5'7 and a fraction said on 13/Jan/23
@Rob

Base on your response on Jake Paul being "measured" it got me thinking. Has there ever been a celebrity on here who has been properly measured? And by that I mean like literally on video or under the stadiometer (no height tricks involved. Apologizes if this has been asked before.
Editor Rob
Some of the footballers have had decent measurements, but rare for a celebrity to be properly measured on a stadiometer.
Sandy Cowell said on 13/Jan/23
@ Harold Green - I, too, was very upset to hear about the legendary Jeff Beck passing on.

🎸🎶….🕯
Alex 6'0 said on 12/Jan/23
Rob, say you hit an extreme low then lay down an hr how much should you gain back?
Editor Rob
Might manage 7-8mm.
adrianjacobs said on 12/Jan/23
Matt Shannon said on 11/Jan/23
Hey Rob if a mosquito or any other insect bites you in the spine area does that affect height or do any damage to the spine?

Lol, imagine being this obsessed with your height. Even uncommon for celebheights
Editor Rob
If a nasty insect bit you on the spine, there may be some chance it causes swelling that could make it more painful for you to stand at your tallest for a measurement.
Rick84q said on 12/Jan/23
What's eyelevel for 6'4? On average ?
182? 181?
Tajaun said on 12/Jan/23
Matt Shannon said on 11/Jan/23
Hey Rob if a mosquito or any other insect bites you in the spine area does that affect height or do any damage to the spine?

@Matt It most certainly does! I hope you're not saying this has happened to you😳😳. The prognosis is very dire. Over the next few weeks, your spinal fluid will slowly drain away, leaving you looking more like a deflated balloon than human. You will unfortunately lose upwards of 2 feet in height all because of an almost invisible mosquito bite😢😢. My condolences.
Maahin Chowdhury said on 12/Jan/23
@(Billythetreesurgeon)
182 cm is at the 82nd percentile in the UK so you’re on the edge of being tall.
adrianposter said on 12/Jan/23
Rob would you say 174 cm is average for a 15-16 year old?
Editor Rob
Yes that's within average range for countries like UK/US. Turning 16 in the UK I believe 175 is the average mark.
James B 172cm said on 12/Jan/23
Alex-Maybe do more cardio and aim for 200 lbs.

200 pounds is great size for a muscular 6ft guy
James Edward Crowley said on 12/Jan/23
Hi Rob i know i asked this before, and i will probably never asked it ask it again, Do you miss your 20s i don't mean mind mid 20s, and late 20s 25 26 27 28, and 29 i mean early 20s 20 21 22 23, and 24 that was back in the day when you were slimmer had a full head of hair no thinning no greying being able to eat a lot without gaining weight.
Editor Rob
Yeah I remember the late 90's. Was doing office based work back then and I'm glad I decided by mid 20's to work for myself online.

I do remember having more energy in that era.
Sepanta said on 12/Jan/23
Rob, please add celebrities who people are more familiar with. There are a long list of famous people who are yet to be added to the site and we get the height of people who we don't know them much.
MaskDeMasque 5'9.5 said on 12/Jan/23
I used to weigh 120lbs and I was painfully skinny. For my height around the 125lb mark would be low end of normal BMI. Even when I was 125-130lbs range, I still looked very skinny and not a healthy weight.
The Height Guy said on 12/Jan/23
Hey Rob do you think 6'1 towers 5'11 ?
Editor Rob
Once the eyes of the taller person start to look above the hair of the shorter person, I believe that's getting into that kind of category.
Sandy Cowell said on 12/Jan/23
@ Daniel Lee 173cm - I’m guessing that you have a muscle-packed body!

💪😄
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 11/Jan/23
At 5'8, 160-175 pounds (73-78 kg) is small for my body.
175 and above is good for me
Avatar said on 11/Jan/23
@Rob: What is the average eye level of someone 6’2-6’3? 6’3-6’4? Would mine at around 11.9 cm be considered average, slightly over, or slightly under for someone 6’3 and some fractions? Thanks!
Editor Rob
For that 6ft 2-4 range you are looking at a good 12cm range being quite typical.
Matt Shannon said on 11/Jan/23
Hey Rob if a mosquito or any other insect bites you in the spine area does that affect height or do any damage to the spine?
Sandy Cowell said on 11/Jan/23
⭐️ Anthony was also in Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy, Smiley’s People and a mighty scary-looking production called Ghost Story, from 1974.
Sandy Cowell said on 11/Jan/23
Could we possibly have a page for the late actor, Anthony Bate please Rob?

Originally, he was in Z Cars, and later he played an abhorrent father in A Touch of Frost, and now he’s in the Inspector Morse episode ‘Last Bus to Woodstock’. I don’t trust him one iota!

Anthony lived for 84 years.

I found 5ft10 for him.

Thanks Rob! 😆
Alex 6'0 said on 11/Jan/23
6'0 137 youd be wilted away. I graduated high school at 170 something at my current height and was pretty slim. Now 235-240 in morning love this size
Jdubbz said on 10/Jan/23
Poster said on 9/Jan/23
@Jdubbz: I apologize. I should have mentioned weight ranges in my original comment. You and I agree on the need for them. Muscle weight plays a role too.

No need to apologize - it was just a simple misunderstanding. I think we agree more than we disagree about the shortcomings of typical weight charts/BMI.
Poster said on 10/Jan/23
@Kellan: I know what you mean. The weights seem too high for shorter women, and the weights seem too low for taller women. The same thing applies to men. Both the BMI Chart and the Food Pyramid are outdated.
Sandy Cowell said on 10/Jan/23
@ rlheight5ft11 - Unfortunately, I missed it, but I did see clips when it was advertised.

Prince Harry was a subject of conversation when I was in hospital recently. I was chatting to a lady of 84, Valerie, who had worked as a Police dog trainer. She had written to the Queen twice, who took notice of her advice.

Valerie attended a Birthday Party of a very young Prince Harry, where she met Princess Diana. Harry wanted to see her dogs and Diana was all for it!

Valerie thinks that Harry had a raw deal being cast out of the Royal Family.
(Billythetreesurgeon) said on 10/Jan/23
At 182cm at night I’d probably put myself at the 75 - 80 percentile in the uk, as sometimes I’ll feel tallish, my 6ft 3 friend is normally one of the tallest wherever we go (pubs etc, nights out)
(Billythetreesurgeon) said on 10/Jan/23
Jawilder@ if you never fall below 6ft 1/2 then “around 6ft 1” claim isn’t a lie tbh, as you will be around that at the docs, or if you were to have a wellness check etc
(Billythetreesurgeon) said on 10/Jan/23
In the uk 184cm extreme low would be called tall by most, 180cm tallish, 178cm not that tall but won’t be called short unless associated with mainly tall people
Kellan said on 10/Jan/23
BMI isn't that bad for short to average women around 5'0"-5'4", but the low end of the "normal" range gets worse the taller you are especially for men.
For example, these are considered low end "normal" weights by BMI (18.5):
5'6" : 115 lb
5'8" : 122 lb
5'10" : 129 lb
6'0" : 137 lb
6'2" : 144 lb
6'4" : 152 lb
6'6" : 160 lb

The numbers become laughable as you go up. I can't imagine a 6'6" guy weighing 160.
rlheight5'11 said on 9/Jan/23
@Sandy Cowell
I seen a bit of Prince Harry's interview the other night hearing him speak about the royal family and his new book, was interesting.
Poster said on 9/Jan/23
@Jdubbz: I apologize. I should have mentioned weight ranges in my original comment. You and I agree on the need for them. Muscle weight plays a role too.

@MattDubz6: I know what you mean. I never saw obese people, in scooters at the supermarket, when I was a girl. I regularly see one or more now. The crowds aren't huge, either.
Gian 181cm said on 9/Jan/23
@Jawlider
To me you are a weak at 185cm I would say you look tall no matter if average is 5'9 or 5'10.
I'm considering that your percentile is between guys 5'9.5 - 5'10, I guess, I could be wrong.
Gian 181cm said on 9/Jan/23
@ZDA
I gave the tall starting pole at 182 cm/5'11.5, not 181 cm.
According to the height percentile calculator, 5'11 3/8 is the 80th percentile in the US, which is considerable, 5'11 3/8 gets at least the upper limit of the average.

The average I feel for young people in my area is 5'9, I definitely don't stand out and feel at least in the 80th percentile, although considering 182-183 cm as the start of tall height I would say I feel tall-ish, my height range on the day it is 5'11 5/9 to 5'11 1/8.

If you consider the 90th percentile for the US (and I think for the UK), the starting height is 184cm/6'0.5.
Now, if you want to consider the 90th percentile with an average of 5'10, that would be 185 cm, or if you want to consider 1 SD, that would be 186 cm.

But overall your idea of 6'0 is good and solid, probably 183cm is tall-ish with an average of 5'10 and tall with an average of 5'9 in my opinion.
Peter 180cm said on 9/Jan/23
@ 179cm A legit 177cm can even look tallish with the right proportions and to a certain amount of people(those under 1.70). Most people that height round up to 1.80 anyway or even 1.79 sometimes to make it sound 'honest'.
Vick said on 9/Jan/23
@Jdubbz- my autocorrect screwed up my question, I meant to say if the 6’ guy head goes up to a taller guys chin and mouth area what would be the difference, there is an old friend I’m trying to guess his height and that was the way the mirror reflected when we spoke
Jdubbz said on 9/Jan/23
@Rockaway:

6'0 is more than "above average", but whether it is tall or tallish is debatable. Also, diminishing returns kick in way after 6'2, like 6'4+. If you don't want to be taller than 6'2 I understand, but there are very few downsides at 6'2-4.
Bobby said on 9/Jan/23
@rlheight5'11

Punctuation has zero to do with grammar. Punctuation can be utilized to help establish clarity in sentences, but it can also be used to place emphasis on different aspects of a complete thought.

Grammarly is a tool, that's all it is. If your writing is terrible, then it won't be a helpful tool for you. The software may lend suggestions and display punctuation errors, but the tool will not transform you into a dynamic writer.

If you do not have this quality embedded in you, then all Grammarly will do is ensure that what you wrote actually makes sense to whoever is reading it.

So, no, I am not beating around the bush. You just lack adequate comprehension of the English language, and I was correcting your erroneous judgment of why I sometimes use Grammarly. It is no different than autocorrect on one's mobile device.

Does autocorrect improve your writing? No, it's just f-king convenient.

PS: If you are going to respond with another banal statement, I will simply choose not to respond.
rlheight5'11 said on 9/Jan/23
@Sandy Cowell
No problem and yes 🦊
Rockaway said on 9/Jan/23
The thing about being 6’0” is if I wear boots or something like an air max I feel taller than about 85-90% of people I come across. Which is why I have a hard time just labeling 6’0 as above average. It’s the start of tall IMO but there have been a handful of situations I’ve been in over the years around mostly 6’3 and taller guys where I’ve felt average/short. That said, I still personally wouldn’t want to be taller than 6’2” as I believe diminishing returns of benefits start after that.
Jdubbz said on 9/Jan/23
adrianposter said on 7/Jan/23
Why do so many people here assume that 5’9 is average height, it’s more like 5’10-5’10.5 for young guys

Because it is. Young men aren't the only men that make up the population.
Alex 6'0 said on 9/Jan/23
Jdubzz, yea from 6'4 to 6'5 the drop off seems minimal. It's 6'5 to 6'6 its bigger jump. Even huger drop is 6'6 to 6'7-6'8 very significant drop
AK World said on 9/Jan/23
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Editor Rob
Looks 5.5 inch difference
Jdubbz said on 9/Jan/23
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 8/Jan/23
Noon heights:

197.5 cm - 200 cm Semigiant
200 cm - 202.5 cm Start of giant
202.5 cm - 205 cm Classic giant
205- 207.5 cm Upper part of normal giant
207.5 cm - weak 7'0 (212.7 cm) Super giant
Weak 7'0 - 217 cm Monster giant
228 cm and over Dinosaur

Monster giant? Dinosaur??? What the hell are these categories hahaha
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 8/Jan/23
Noon heights:

197.5 cm - 200 cm Semigiant
200 cm - 202.5 cm Start of giant
202.5 cm - 205 cm Classic giant
205- 207.5 cm Upper part of normal giant
207.5 cm - weak 7'0 (212.7 cm) Super giant
Weak 7'0 - 217 cm Monster giant
228 cm and over Dinosaur
Jdubbz said on 8/Jan/23
@Poster:

Ok, I stand corrected then. I was just going by what you said in your original post, so if you do include ranges in your chart then that's good. Still, I'm not sure what makes the method I mentioned more complicated. It's not even my method. It's just BMI with a scaling coefficient of 2.5 instead of 2 to better account for height. There are websites that use that exact formula and call it "better BMI for tall and short people" or something similar. It's just an improved version of BMI.
Jdubbz said on 8/Jan/23
Alex 6'0 said on 6/Jan/23
Jdubzz, guy at my job claims 6'6. I dont think hes quite that. Easily 6'5, possibly 6'5 but its harder to gauge.

Ya, a lot of 6'5 range guys claim 6'6. The average person definitely can't tell the difference, but it's obviously pretty noticeable for me. There is a huge drop off between 6'5 and 6'6, so a legit 6'6 is much rarer.
MattDubz6 said on 8/Jan/23
Kind of off topic but since we're talking about BMI it is kind of sad to see our society's decline in health. I feel like I'm seeing a lot more genuinely out of shape or obese people these days and know several people who have just casually gained a lot of weight over the years, especially after the lockdowns. I'm going to college right now and it's almost breathtaking to see so many people in their late teens and twenties already obese or putting on a lot of weight over a semester. I know BMI is kind of a shaky tool, but most of these overweight/obese BMI aren't there for the same reason Big Alex is.
QM6'1.5"QM said on 8/Jan/23
adrianjacobs said on 6/Jan/23
@QM6'1.5"QM

Ok, Adrian, nice opinions, but if you don't know i came to celebheights.com back then in fall 2016. So it's pretty long.
If you don't know, my younger! 6'5" brother is reached his height last year (2021)... This means my height-interest began 4-5yrs earlier.
So when i came here, I've been obssesed with real celeb heights, not with mine.

If i was unhappy with my height then I'm gonna claim 6'3" or my morning (6'2.5"), but what do you see ? I don't do it. Never didn't.
Bobby said on 8/Jan/23
@Peter 180 cm

That's relative because the average ancient Egyptian man was also that tall. You should be focusing on the upper average of 5'9.

If I lived back then, I'd likely be in the military with my height.
rlheight5'11 said on 8/Jan/23
Bobby said on 6/Jan/23
TLDR: I don't use Grammarly to improve my writing, I use Grammarly to help with my punctuation.
__________

Why are you beating around the bush? Punctuation is an important part of writing.
179cm said on 8/Jan/23
dreus23 said on 30/Dec/22
Unpopular opinion but 5'9.5-5'10 is literally just perfect height range. You're solid average which means your height is never a big part of your identity, so it's near impossible that you'll get "wow you're tall" or "wow you're short" remarks

That's a valid opinion. I will note that a legit 5'9.5-5'10" (measured barefoot in the evening) is nothing to complain about and probably at least an inch taller than a lot of people think it is. A lot of people probably think that I'm about 6 feet tall (when to be honest I'm only 179cm), which leads them to think that 6 feet is average range and 5'10" is shortish or something.
Poster said on 7/Jan/23
@Bobby: That's very interesting, and I'm sure that some people will learn new things when they read your post. I think that the rats carried fleas that carried the plague in China, and, as you wrote, the diseased rats came aboard ships bound for Europe. I wonder if those rats traveled from Wuhan to Venice. You and others will get what I mean by that.

The "dwarf ancestors" myth still is popular. People don't realize that there were height fluctuations over millennia. I read that men and maybe women were taller than modern people in some places during the Dark Ages. Deprivations, after that, greatly decreased height averages, and they started to rebound at some point after World War II.

The Industrial Revolution brought forth a lot of economic and social deprivations, especially in urban England. There were world record setting height disparities. For instance, the richest teens were close to modern teens while the poorest teens were close to modern sixth graders as far as size is concerned! Rural Americans, at the time, were the tallest demographic.

I think that your five-inch gap sounds reasonable. Of course, it varies by place and time. FE, Dutch women are taller than Indonesian men, both of whom are normal height for their countries. At one time in the 1600s, the Dutch were the SHORTEST population in Europe.
adrianposter said on 7/Jan/23
Why do so many people here assume that 5’9 is average height, it’s more like 5’10-5’10.5 for young guys
ZDA said on 7/Jan/23
@Gian 181cm

I feel you need to be at least 183cm + to be tall. 181 cm is not enough especially around young guys.
QM6'1.5"QM said on 7/Jan/23
Black Noir said on 5/Jan/23
QM6'1.5"QM

When you say "tower", what do you mean ?! 192+...
How many % tower over you ?! 3-4% lol)

Honestly, i always judging heights on a flat floor or flat streets. This is my rule. Because it depends on 2-5inches.

What's about you ?! Are good in guessing heights or how you doing it ? Eye level etc.
Did you know, if someone's 5-6cms over your eye level, he's still noticeable shorter than you.!?

Let's say the avg girl isn't 6'4 or 6'0 or 5'7".
If you seen this 6'4" very tall/giant girl then it's like 6'9 or even 6'10" man. These are unseen and unbelievable heights. Statistical misfits and rare.

P.S. My noon is like 187.4-5cms, evening is 187-187.1cms. Maybe after sports it's like 186.9.
Morning is last time when i checked was 189.2.
Peter 180cm said on 7/Jan/23
@Bobby 168cm was the average for the ancient Greek men? We were pretty short even back then lol. Imagine being 1.80 and living back then- people would always refer to you as "the tall guy" and you'd probably be someone of importance like a royal guard or something.
Alex 6'0 said on 7/Jan/23
Jawilder, we're about 1.5cm apart then. If 6'0 5/8 your typical low now. Aside pretty active physical days I'm still 6'0 1/8 midday. Work plus gym is when I'm sure id get more 5'11 7/8
Alex 6'0 said on 7/Jan/23
Jawilder, lmao yea technically obese though mostly muscle. Appreciate that but i wouldn't say amazing shape as i do have my fair share of body fat on me lol. 6'0 240lbs is a pretty big guy even though i dont see it like most the public see it.
Jawilder said on 6/Jan/23
I’m 184.5 cm and I feel taller than 80-85% I’d say. I live in New Orleans.
Jawilder said on 6/Jan/23
Crazy Alex is considered obese. He looked in amazing shape when I met him. Dude is an absolute unit of muscle. I didn’t notice much fat at all plus he was in a tight t shirt. He’s literally John Cena 🤣
adrianjacobs said on 6/Jan/23
@QM6'1.5"QM
You're obviously disappointed that you are not as tall as your brothers, and that's what why you're into height related stuff. I remember a while back when you posted here about how modern society is obsessed with looks because of social media or something, which is pretty hypocritical of you since you're obviously not satisfied with 6'1.75 just because your brothers are taller. Just saying.
Alex 6'0 said on 6/Jan/23
Jdubzz, guy at my job claims 6'6. I dont think hes quite that. Easily 6'5, possibly 6'5 but its harder to gauge.
Alex 6'0 said on 6/Jan/23
5'9-5'10 women here just aint rare. 5'11-6'0 is and more than anything over that more rare.
Poster said on 6/Jan/23
@Jdubbz: You're mistaken. My chart is much better. I DO include weight ranges based on body frames, and I add or subtract five to fifteen pounds based on larger frames or smaller frames. That means that a 5'0 woman, with a small frame, could have a healthy weight of 90 pounds.

You're making things more complicated than they need to be. I make things more accurate and more understandable for regular individuals who don't need or want unnecessary formulas. My chart is easy to follow. It's not perfect, but your method isn't, either.
Crypto139 said on 6/Jan/23
This might be a little wild but for the first time I saw a guy that claims 186cm get called short on a website I'm on by a guy that is 204cm tall. Oddly enough the 204cm tall guy is always complaining about everyone talking about height, but he brings up his own height everyday and sees like 6 foot 1 guys as short lol.
Editor Rob
From a relative perspective, it's short. From an objective perspective it's tall.
SD172 said on 6/Jan/23
According to the statistics, 6'0/183cm is the start of tall.For example only 14% of American men are 6'0 and taller.
At 6'0 you are taller than 88 percent of the global population.
Let's look at the numbers.

1. China 🇨🇳: The Average height of a Chinese man is 5'6/167cm or 5'7/170cm or 5'8/173cm depending on the study.Population:1,439,000,000

2. India 🇮🇳: The average height of an Indian man is 5'8.5/174cm or 5'5/165cm depending on the study.Population:1,380,000,000

3. United States of America 🇺🇸: The average height of a European American is 5'10/178cm, an African-American is 5'9.5/176cm, an Asian American is 5'8/172cm and finally a Hispanic American is 5'7.5/171cm.Population:331,000,000

4. Indonesia 🇮🇩: The average height of an Indonesian man is 5'4/163cm.Population:273,500,000

5. Pakistan 🇵🇰:The average height of a Pakistani man is 5'5.5/166cm or 5'7.5/172cm.Population:220,890,000

6. Brazil 🇧🇷: The average height of a Brazilian man is 5'7/171cm, 5'8.5/174cm or 5'7.5/171cm depending on the study.Population:214,000,009


7. Nigeria 🇳🇬:The average height of a Nigerian man is 5'4.5/164cm or 5'6/167cm depending on the study.Population:212,560,000



8. Bangladesh 🇧🇩:The average height of a Bangladeshi man is 5'4/162cm.Population:164,689,009

9. Russia 🇷🇺: The average height of a Russian man 5'9.5/176cm.Population:145,900,000

10. Mexico 🇲🇽:The average height of a Mexican man.Population:128,900,009
Imagine 6'0 is taller than at least 4.7 billion people

Jdubbz said on 27/Dec/22
SD172 said on 26/Dec/22
Objectively speaking a man who's at least 6'0 feet tall and weighs over 90kgs/200lbs(i.e. isn't rail-thin), is a BIG MAN.
At 6'0 tall you are taller than 88% of the human population...Imagine a room of a hundred people and only 12 are taller than you.

Rail thin for 6'0 would be under 150 lbs. 200 lbs is very much on the larger side for that height. Also, your numbers don't make sense when applied to most Western countries (where most people who post on CH live). 6'0 is on the taller side of average, but it's generally closer to 80th percentile than 88th. Looking at younger men, it's more like 75th percentile.

Also, there is a huge difference between being 2-3" taller than average (which 6'0 is) and towering over them. I would agree with the poster who said that 6'4 is the start of towering height. 6'0 is above average to tall (depending on your location and opinion), but not a towering height unless you're only around short guys and women.
Peter 180cm said on 6/Jan/23
@ Ηonest 5'11 I think for guys our height anywhere between 80-85kg is fine,we never really start to look overweight unless we push near 90kg.
Sandy Cowell said on 6/Jan/23
@ rlheight5ft11 - How very kind of you - thank you so much! Here’s wishing you a very Happy New Year too. 🍻🥂
Bobby said on 6/Jan/23
@Poster

I think it's a good rule to establish that women are, on average, five inches shorter than men. Speaking of historical heights, I have it on good authority that the height of European men in the Middle Ages was 5'8.25. I once compiled some research into the topic when I was more captivated by human height. Separately, the book, Men of Bronze, talks about the height of Ancient Greek men by citing the measurement of skeletons. It was discovered that the tallest member of Greek society could have been 5'9.

However, a figure of 5'6 was more common for Greek males. I argue that men who grew to 5'9 were most likely conscripted into the army as soldiers were taller than the average man in those days. When the second wave of the Bubonic plague ravaged Europe in 1348 A.D., it negatively impacted the heights of succeeding generations. This is because the plague, in its aftermath, caused famine and poverty. The Bubonic plague is estimated by scholars to have killed 2/3rds of Europe or around 75% of the continent's population. This massive loss in demographics did not recover until the mid to late 19th century. It was around this time that the average height began to increase since the emergence of capitalism was able to usher in a higher standard of living.

The Bubonic plague travelled along the Silk Roads, which was a major trade route between Europe and Asia. The disease itself came from rats in China, which had come aboard merchant vessels bound for Europe. The earliest reports I could find were traced to the Venetian port, which makes sense to me because Venice was a major commercial hub for Europe.

Anyway, just a bit of trivia for you. Hopefully, this proves educational for other visitors. You would be astonished by what people do not know, Poster.
Bobby said on 6/Jan/23
@rlheight5'11

I don't use Grammarly to improve my writing. I have it active to help me locate errors in my punctuation because most of the mistakes I make are with commas. My grammar itself is good, not perfect but good, so your statement is erroneous.

Grammar, by the way, is about how sentences are structured. Grammar will determine the coherency and legibility of what you write. If what you write does not make sense, it means your grammar is terrible.

Here is what the Merriam-Webster dictionary has to say about grammar:

"the study of the classes of words, their inflections (see inflection sense 2), and their functions and relations in the sentence." The Cambridge Dictionary also defines it as, "(the study or use of) the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words to make sentences."

What is a sentence? A sentence is a string of words that form together to produce meaning or message and serves the purpose of communication. Since a sentence is meant to communicate one's thoughts, it ought to be sensible. Do we agree on this?

I might talk about syntax next, but I worry I have already lost you.

TLDR: I don't use Grammarly to improve my writing, I use Grammarly to help with my punctuation.

PS: What is punctuation? Let's consult the Cambridge Dictionary again: "(the use of) special symbols that you add to writing to separate phrases and sentences to show that something is a question, etc." The Merriam-Webster dictionary also defines punctuation as, " the act or practice of inserting standardized marks or signs in written matter to clarify the meaning and separate structural units."

Okay, here's your English language lesson for the day. The next time you call my writing into question, be certain that you understand how sentences are written. My sentences happen to be written well.
Editor Rob
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But fear not, dear writer! For I am here to save the day with my sage advice on the proper use of grammar.

First and foremost, remember to always use proper capitalization. After all, nothing says "I don't know what I'm talking about" quite like starting every sentence with a lowercase letter.

Next, pay close attention to your punctuation. A misplaced comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence, so be sure to use them sparingly and with great caution. And don't even get me started on the elusive semicolon. It's like a ninja of the punctuation world, sneaking up on you when you least expect it and causing all sorts of confusion.

Finally, don't forget about those pesky homophones. "Their," "there," and "they're" may all sound the same, but they each have their own distinct meaning. Mixing them up will surely lead to chaos and misunderstanding.

So there you have it, folks! Follow these simple rules, and you'll be well on your way to becoming a grammar guru. Happy writing!

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Of course not.

Even the AI Bot agreed with me 😄
Sean Forrest said on 6/Jan/23
Men at peak in UK
5'3 and under - Very short and noticeably so = -2%
5'4-5'6 - Short 4% to 15%
5'7-5'11 -Average zone= 25% to 75%
6'0-6'2 - Tall 85%-96%
6'3+ - Very Tall and noticeably so = 98%+
adrianposter said on 6/Jan/23
@5’7 and a fractiom

Just measured myself at 5'7 1/2. Was starting to think I wasn't gonna grow any taller after having a growth spur 2 years ago (which isn't terrible, but still). But after not measuring myself for a few months I may have a chance at getting your height or taller. Is it possible I could get to 5'8 by the end of this year?

Don’t mean to be a debby downer, but if you haven’t grown a fraction in two years and then suddenly measure yourself a fraction higher the measurement was probably an error or you measured yourself at an earlier time of day
Jdubbz said on 6/Jan/23
Alex 6'0 said on 4/Jan/23
I'm obese at 6'0 240 though a good amount is muscle. Those bmi charts are very outdated and aren't accurate for some people

I weigh 240 as well. I'm not as muscular as you are, but BMI considers 240 to be right between overweight and obese even at 6'6. It's ridiculous isn't it? In your case BMI is off due to muscle mass, in my case it's due to height.

I would only hit the very upper end of "normal" range at 218lbs, but in reality it's closer to 230. A BMI in the middle of the healthy range (22.5) would be 196lbs for my height and 166lbs for yours. I can't even imagine being under 200 with my height and frame.
Jdubbz said on 6/Jan/23
Gian 181cm said on 5/Jan/23

Giga calculator is a bit on the overly generous side compared to other height calculators I've seen. It puts my height at the 99.97th percentile, which is really inflated. Strong 6'6 is of course very tall, perhaps approaching 99.9th (maybe something like 1/750), but 1/3333? Nah, that's more like strong 6'7 or weak 6'8 range, which is a proper "extremely tall" height. Maybe giga is more accurate for heights closer to the mean.

I agree that 90th percentile is the start of legit tall, but the calculator I use says that's a tiny fraction over 6'1. 6'1 is what I would personally consider the start of tall, but some may argue 1SD above average (Just under 184cm) is better. The tall life calculator assumes a 5'9.3 overall average, which I think is just about right for the US.

I will classify the heights you listed rather than the percentiles, since the percentiles differ between giga calculator and the one I use. I agree that 5'10.5 is the start of above average, and that range extends to 5'11.25. The only thing is that I would start the tallish range immediately after that, so it would include your height as well. 5'11 3/8" is definitely tallish, but so is 5'11.75 (IMO). I would put them in the same category.

This is a bit controversial, but I would include any height in the strong 5'11 range up to weak 6'1 in the tallish category. So 5'11.25 - 6'0.5. 6'0.5 - 6'1 is a buffer zone and I would lean towards the lower end being tallish and the upper end being legit tall.

My actual benchmark for tall is whether they are around my eye level (187cm), but that's just a convenience thing. 185-186cm guys are also "around" my eye level and their hair would bring them to my eye level, so I consider that tall. Weak 6'1 or under doesn't strike me as tall, but of course I am biased due to my own height.
Jake: 1.84 m- 1.85 m said on 6/Jan/23
Request: JJ Feild definitely should get a page!
Jdubbz said on 5/Jan/23
Leesheff85:

174cm is isn't some crazy tall height for a woman. Not sure why that's so difficult to believe. I'm pretty sure Black Noir knows her height better than you do.
Gian 181cm said on 5/Jan/23
@Jdubbz
Using a height percentile calculator I saw that the 90% percentile in the USA is 184cm - 6'0.5, do you agree with that height being the beginning of tall height?
And how would you classify the 80th percentile (5'11 3/8 - 181.3cm) and the 85th percentile (5'11.75 - 182.5cm) ?

Following what you said I would classify it like this:
5'9 3/4 - 5'10 1/4 - Upper Average
5'10 1/2 - 5'11 1/4 - Above average
5'11 1/2 - 6'0 1/4 - Tall-ish

5'11 3/8 is the 80th percentile, I don't know if it deserves the tall-ish placement or if I'd go with the 85th percentile 5'11 3/4, it's an arbitrary choice anyway.
The average considered was 5'9/175.3cm, of course for young people or if you consider a certain ethnicity it will be different.

I consider 182cm/5'11.5 to be the start of tall height (average 5'9), but that's my opinion.
In general, I found his methodology well grounded and interesting.

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Black Noir said on 5/Jan/23
QM6'1.5"QM

I’d wonder who’s taller me or you lol, I measure around 187.3 cm in the evening. And when u say average for young ppl are u talking about globally speaking? Or just in the UK? I see a lot of tall people in malls where I visit sometimes bro many ppl tower me…. I saw a 6’4 girl in Kmart last week..
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 5/Jan/23
Hey guys, What is the ideal weight for a 5'11 fitness guy in your opinion?
Progking184 said on 5/Jan/23
@Italianguy I guess it could be seen as a bit outstanding as generally its about 11-12 cm above average. Though its very much a regular tall height. For young guys at least I think 188+ is definitely solid tall, and 186-187 just below it as pretty regular tall.
Caleb 178.7cm said on 5/Jan/23
Click Here

Rob, have you heard of Lydon Sutcliffe, this really tall British guy? He looks more like 6'10 instead of the inflated 7'1 he claims based on his pictures with celebrities. Interesting article written about him by the Daily Mail.
Editor Rob
7ft 1 does look hard to believe, although I would say from looking at some of his photos that his head is pretty big.
Kellan said on 5/Jan/23
@dreus23 I agree, average height is great. I never had a desire to be (very) tall growing up like many guys. I am fortunate to have stopped growing somewhat early.
Emil said on 4/Jan/23
@Alex 6'0
@Jdubzz

I see as many 6'0 women as 6'5 guys in Denmark, but the average ratio between men and women here is also only 1.07.

Those heights are around 2 SD from average for both genders.

+6'1 women and +6'6 men is where it starts to be rare here.
Alex 6'0 said on 4/Jan/23
I'm obese at 6'0 240 though a good amount is muscle. Those bmi charts are very outdated and aren't accurate for some people
Poster said on 4/Jan/23
@Bobby: I'm more into the heights of girls and women, but almost no people post about that, which is fine because they're more into guys' heights. I also like to learn average heights at various times in history. Averages by country are interesting too (it's very hard to find state averages). Subjects, like morning height, don't do it for me. Stuff like that gets dull and repetitive. To each their own. Unfortunately, some of the best commenters left. I hope they return.
Jdubbz said on 4/Jan/23
@Alex 6'0:

Pretty much, yeah. I don't think it's an entire 6" difference, more like 5.75", but definitely closer to 6'6 than 6'5.

@Peter 180cm

Yes BMI is inaccurate for people at the extremes of height, but you shouldn't run into any issues at 180cm as that is still more or less average height. Perhaps you have more muscle mass than most guys your height.
Jdubbz said on 4/Jan/23
@Poster:

Your method (100lbs for 5'0 and adding 5 lbs per inch) isn't doing anything that the charts aren't. In fact, it's even more inaccurate for tall people and doesn't take into account muscle mass either. At least the charts provide a healthy "range".

Any method that assumes a fixed relationship between height and weight and doesn't provide a range to accommodate various frame sizes and muscle mass is flawed. What you propose is simpler than an adjusted BMI, and may work for you, but it is in no way better. Especially for tall people.

Going with your method, 191 lbs would be my optimal weight. Even BMI gives me 218 lbs as a cutoff for healthy weight (which is itself a 10-20lb underestimation). 191 lbs is silly.
5'7 and a fraction said on 4/Jan/23
@Rob
Just measured myself at 5'7 1/2. Was starting to think I wasn't gonna grow any taller after having a growth spur 2 years ago (which isn't terrible, but still). But after not measuring myself for a few months I may have a chance at getting your height or taller. Is it possible I could get to 5'8 by the end of this year?
Editor Rob
If you put on a fraction then it's always possible it's a last little growth phase, so I would leave it another 3 months and check again.
Emil said on 4/Jan/23
@Adrian

Fair enough, mate.
rlheight5'11 said on 4/Jan/23
@Sandy Cowell
Happy New year 🥂🦊
rlheight5'11 said on 4/Jan/23
@Gian 181cm
Thanks and same to you!
rlheight5'11 said on 4/Jan/23
Bobby said on 3/Jan/23
A disturbing proportion of people tend to write poorly, but I am not one of them.
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I am pretty sure that you use grammarly to improve your writing..
Honest5'11" said on 4/Jan/23
@Peter180cm im 77kg and my 90 kg slightly shorter friend is always saying how I need to eat more lol.
Honest5'11" said on 4/Jan/23
Swedes are one of the tallest nations in the world, no doubt, but them averaging more than 5'11"/180 cm is pure lunacy. 10th tallest in the world I think.
QM6'1.5"QM said on 4/Jan/23
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 3/Jan/23

I'm literally this tall. Even in tallest avg countries is about 3inches taller. So it's def tall height everywhere you go. In my case I'm lanky guy that helps to look even taller.

I think the real avg between young people is between 5'9- 5'10.5", but in general population is a weak 5'8.5- 5'8.75".
Alex 6'0 said on 4/Jan/23
6'2 will stand out in small crowds. 6'2-6'3 at bars clubs you'll usually be one the tallest. Bigger events as sporting events, concerts etc it won't stand out. Events that big youll get more guys 6'4-6'5 plus
Sandy Cowell said on 4/Jan/23
I never knew you’re 6ft3, Viper! If I met you, it would doubtless be a talking point….. 🐍
Sandy Cowell said on 4/Jan/23
@ Gian - Many thanks! 😁👍🏼
Poster said on 3/Jan/23
@Jdubbz: I don't fully agree with that. My method is better. It's more accurate and more realistic. I explained why. The weights are too high for short women and too low for tall women. Many women have muscle weight too. Muscle weighs more than flab. I know some fat skinny short girls. Female athletes and female bodybuilders should weigh more than sedentary women at the same height. I also think that the charts are too complicated. My chart makes much more sense, and it's easy for people to follow. I'll stick with it.
Alex 6'0 said on 3/Jan/23
Jdubzz, so 6'6 guy equals 6'0 female. Makes sense because i feel i see more 6'5 guys than 6'0 women.
Leesheff85 said on 3/Jan/23
No way is the woman in black noirs photo 174cm she wouldn't be taller than big rob!! No way. Looks average height at best
Peter 180cm said on 3/Jan/23
Yeah BMI formulas are often crap at estimations. I'm now roughly 83kg and roughly 1.80 so that would make me look slightly overweight or just normal weight,but people often comment that I've lost weight and that i need to eat up lolz. I think the taller someone is,the more weight he/she can put on and still look normal or lean. It's just a matter of dimensions-it's easier to balance and even out weight on a taller body than on an average/shorter one.
Bobby said on 3/Jan/23
@Poster

A disturbing proportion of people tend to write poorly, but I am not one of them. I also don't fret over insignificant fractions such as quarters and half inches. I measure a quarter below 5'10 in the evening, but I always describe myself as a 5'10 guy.

I used to be much more captivated by human height, but I have lost interest now that I am older and wiser. I suppose I get along more with people ten years older than me than with people my age or younger. If nothing else, it does interest me to try and figure out how tall some of my favourite video game characters might be if they were real, but that's more of a head exercise than anything else.

I don't know what 2023 has in store for you or me, but I hope it will bring forth great opportunities and memories!
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 3/Jan/23
6'1.75" at noon is outstanding tall
Gian 181cm said on 3/Jan/23
@Sandy Cowell
Thank you so much Ms.Sandy Cowell, I wish you all the best for this year.
rlheight5'11 said on 3/Jan/23
@Bobby
I didn't say that but he isn't breaking any rules nor is he annoying Rob.
Moneymaker! said on 3/Jan/23
How tall would you estimate Liver King? The guy looks 5'5" maybe 5'6" to me.
Editor Rob
At a glance would have thought 5ft 6-7 possible.
Black Noir said on 3/Jan/23
Hey rob would u say he looks 190 cm? How many inches is between him and my uncle on the far left?
Editor Rob
They could be 3 inches apart...wouldn't have guessed the guy on right was 190cm.
Sandy Cowell said on 3/Jan/23
A Happy New Year to you too, Gian - for the entire 12 months! 🔔
Peter 180cm said on 2/Jan/23
@jokey Well obviously he thought you were huge,i would think the same for someone over 1.90, it's all a matter of perspective.
viper said on 2/Jan/23
At 6-3 I feel like I stand out a bit

I think even at 6-2 I would feel like I stand out a bit
Alex 6'0 said on 2/Jan/23
Progking, you and jawilder would be exactly the same. Possibly 1/8 difference no more. Have a good cm over me.
Original said on 2/Jan/23
SDs from average 0.5 = above average 1 = tall 2 = very tall 3 = extremely tall 4 = freakish

5'10 as average
5'11.25 above average
6'0.75" tall
6'3.75" very tall
6'6.75" extremely tall
6'9.5"+ freakish
Sandy Cowell said on 2/Jan/23
The very same to you, Gian. XX
MaskDeMasque 5'9.5 said on 2/Jan/23
Hey Rob, I know I've asked before but any idea how tall comedian David Earl is? I thought he could look 5'10 maybe 5'10.25 in Brian and Charles movie.
Editor Rob
On Derek could look 5ft 9.5-10 zone
adrianjacobs said on 2/Jan/23
@dreus23
No, the average swedish man is totally way below 6ft. Since the average swedish man is "5'9.5-5'10", the average american or british man must be around 5'7-5'8 according to you? Or you know what? Swedish men are probably the same height or even shorter than americans.
And yes, swedish women are extremely petite of course and barely 5ft. Swedes must know better than anyone else how to properly measure themselves.
Gian 181cm said on 2/Jan/23
Happy new year everyone.
Sandy Cowell said on 2/Jan/23
You know you’re either short or tall when people use your size as a talking point.

I had an incident in hospital on Friday, just before I left, in which the lady in the bed next to me, named Valerie, felt too ill to eat her dinner, so she asked me what my cats might like. I replied, “They love chicken.”

When the dinners arrived, Valerie duly gave me hers, together with a doggie bag, and I sat there with two dinners, hers having been emptied into the bag, and I was nibbling at the mixed veg. The orderly who had come in with the dinners returned, and saw me with two plates and stopped and stared, open-mouthed, for quite a few seconds. Valerie, who’s 84 and a touch under 5ft3, started laughing because ‘the sight of a person my size eating two dinners tickled her!’

The orderly was told about the arrangement that my cats should have Valerie’s chicken, and they darted on the bag and tore it open as soon as I arrived home! 😻
Black Noir said on 2/Jan/23
Hey rob, with these peoples permission all there footwear is pretty similar, how tall do u think the man on the far right is my uncle, if the lady in the middle is 174 cm?

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Editor Rob
A bit better posture and position makes him seem 6ft 2 range, but I doubt he's that big.
Jdubbz said on 1/Jan/23
@Poster

Weight and height charts like BMI (which I assume you’re referring to here) are accurate enough for average height people. Especially the average woman, who most certainly does not have enough muscle or a wide enough frame for a false positive overweight or obese BMI value. Where it completely breaks down is with people on the extremes of height. The creator of the BMI formula foolishly assumed that weight scales with height squared. As if humans are two dimensional and don’t grow in width and depth as they grow in height. An absolutely moronic assumption. It assumes tall people are more overweight than they really are, and short people are less overweight than they really are.
Jdubbz said on 1/Jan/23
Meltdown said on 31/Dec/22
@ adrianposter said on 26/Dec/22

The problem with charts like these is you can't have overlap. 5'5 and 5'7 and 5'9 etc. are all in multiple categories. You need distinct boundaries.

Maybe 5'3 to 5'4.5 and 5'5 to 5'6.5, etc.

There is no perfect solution. The problem with what you propose is that you’re leaving out a ton of heights that are on the boundaries.
rlheight5'11 said on 1/Jan/23
Rob said on 22/Dec/22
One thing that's helped is slowly reducing and eliminating unnecessary stuff online.

Also, I feel I'm dealing with Time Thieves better as I age.
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Every little helps! I can see why you look for ways to work efficiently given your hectic routine.
rlheight5'11 said on 1/Jan/23
Rob said on 24/Dec/22
Also screams when she don't like the song or if I'm being too loud with my own singing
_________

Your own singing? Did I read that right😄
Editor Rob
Yes, I sing a lot of songs with the nipper...but there's a limit of course and she lets me know it :)
rlheight5'11 said on 1/Jan/23
@Editor Rob
That's fair and it sounds like you've seen enough of the Christmas trees. It's normal to get fed up/lose interest anyway.
Jdubbz said on 1/Jan/23
Alex 6'0 said on 31/Dec/22
Jdubzz, 6'0 female should be just as common as a 6'5-6'5.5 guy I'd assume

Nah, not quite. The standard 5” difference becomes closer to 6” when comparing a very tall man and women. It’s a ratio, not a fixed value.
Poster said on 1/Jan/23
@Bobby: I feel the same way about you. Your posts are coherent and cohesive, and they make sense to me. They're not confusing gibberish. I wish that more people could express themselves in such a clear, concise manner. I have a feeling that you're also like me in that you don't fret over half inches or quarter inches. Most people won't even notice such minor differences in real life, but I get why people talk about them on a height board. They make my eyes glaze over, though. I hope that 2023 is the best year yet for you!
Jdubbz said on 1/Jan/23
Progking185 said on 30/Dec/22
@Italianguy yeah I think 190-191 or right around 6'3 is occasionally very tall but more of a big regular tall height. It standouts most places but not enough to feel very tall a lot and tower more

Yeah I think you’re spot on. It’s occasionally very tall, but generally speaking it’s on the upper end of the regular tall range. Among the general population it can definitely stand out and sometimes be very tall, but for younger people (especially white and black men), 6’4 is a better start of very tall. Perhaps even 6’4-5. Whatever 99th percentile is for that demographic.

I used to categorize the various tall groups (tall, very tall, extremely tall, etc.) by standard deviations, but I think percentiles might be more intuitive. Tall = 90th percentile or 1/10 guys, very tall = 99th percentile or 1/100 guys, extremely tall = 99.9th percentile or 1/1000, super/outstanding tall = 99.99th percentile, etc. The only issue is that each inch becomes more and more rare as you get further from average, so a 1/100,000 and a 1/1,000,000 height may only be 1-2” apart.
Progking185 said on 1/Jan/23
@Jawilder you can claim 6'1, probably would look about that in some footwear. I'm about 6'0.5 low otherwise a little over during day and with some shoes I measure 6'2, and could probably pass as 6'1. If closer to 6'0 night that's more of a 6'0 claim
Progking185 said on 1/Jan/23
@Meltdown yeah most places 6'6 is kind of rare except my grocery store I work at i see a few 6'6+ guys daily, it's weird, and 6'2-6'4 seems kind of common lol. I live in a small town where the average can seem a bit higher at times. Though other places a 6'3-6'4 guy is one of the tallest around, it just depends on the area if there are more tall people out
Jdubbz said on 1/Jan/23
@Meltdown

I agree completely. Among younger people, 6’1.75-2 isn’t even in the top few percentiles. It’s closer to 90th percentile than 97-99th. It’s a fantastic height, but nowhere near rare enough to be “outstanding tall”, whatever that even means. I agree that 6’6+ is a better benchmark for that. Maybe even 6’8+. I’m a fraction over 6’6 at my lowest, and I genuinely haven’t seen anyone taller than me since October. That’s not a common experience though, generally I can go 3 weeks to a month without that happening.
dreus23 said on 1/Jan/23
@adrianjacobs

Tell that to Michael Nyqvist lmao

But yeah, sure, every man in Sweden is 6'8 and every woman is petite and 5'0 max, whatever makes you happy dude
rlheight5'11 said on 1/Jan/23
@Editor Rob
Happy new year 😀
Editor Rob
A Happy 2023 to you and all visitors.
Honest5'11" said on 1/Jan/23
In most european countries for men: 5'2" extremely short, 5'4" very short, 5'6" rengular short, 5'8" below average, 5'10" average, 6'0" above average, 6'2" regular tall, 6'4" very tall, 6'6" extremely tall.
Honest5'11" said on 1/Jan/23
@adrianposter I'd say that saying anything above 180 cm flat is average in Sweden is crazy, but less than a strong 179 cm is also not probable. The tallest ones in the Scandinavian countries (and in the world) are Estonians and Finns easy, probably around 181cm average in height.
James Edward Crowley said on 1/Jan/23
Hi Rob now it is 2023, I wonder if you will be 5ft 8in, and will your hair, and beard get anymore greyer it is a miracle your 5ft 8im what is your secret you haven't lost any height at 46 yet when will it happen will you ever lose height, and drop to 5ft 6.5in,I predict you will start to lose height at 90 if you ever live that long you seem to be anti height loss maybe you have some anti height lost formula.
Editor Rob
I notice more grey every year, in beard especially!

It's quite rare to reach say age 70 without any height loss, but those who manage that might have excellent genetics, bone health and have a lifestyle routine that helps.
Alex 6'0 said on 1/Jan/23
Canson, if you met jdubzz it would be an interesting pic. I know its kinda seldom you see guys taller than you.
Jdubbz said on 1/Jan/23
@dreus23:

Also an unpopular opinion, but "blending in" is super overrated. I really don't understand what's so good about it. No one wants to blend in with the average level of: facial attractiveness, income, wealth, intelligence, social status, physical strength, health, etc. Standing out by being above the average of any of those traits is a highly desirable thing for almost anyone.

The same thing applies to tallness, which is another trait that is almost universally seen as desirable for males. Of course it's more complicated than that since you need to factor things like proportions into the equation, but generally speaking, being an above average or tall man is a very good thing. Just like being above average in any of the other traits I listed.

I also have to disagree with the notion that being shorter or taller than average height increases the likelihood of height becoming a part of one's identity. If anything, most of the people I've seen irl or on the internet who bring up height (be it mine or their own), are average height dudes. They're also the ones most likely to inflate their height by several inches. At the very least, they seem to think and talk about height a lot more often than the 6'2+ tall guys I have conversed with. Again, just my experience.
Meltdown said on 31/Dec/22
@ Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 30/Dec/22

There is nothing "outstanding" about being 6'1.75" or 6'2". Sure you're in the top few percent of people at that height, but we all see hundreds, if not thousands of people every week or two.

The truly rare height for men is over 6'6". You can go out to a grocery store or a downtown area for an hour an actually NOT see someone at that height. But 6'2" is actually quite common enough, considering you are bound to see a few men at that height every day at least.
Meltdown said on 31/Dec/22
@ adrianposter said on 26/Dec/22

The problem with charts like these is you can't have overlap. 5'5 and 5'7 and 5'9 etc. are all in multiple categories. You need distinct boundaries.

Maybe 5'3 to 5'4.5 and 5'5 to 5'6.5, etc.
Jawilder said on 31/Dec/22
@Canson I claim 6’0-6’1. Tho I’m closer to 6’1 than 6’0.
Poster said on 31/Dec/22
AK World linked to a height chart for 19-year-old men and women in each country. I noticed that many female averages are over 5'5. The American height is still around 5'4, though. Would it be higher if it was limited to white girls?
Peter 180cm said on 31/Dec/22
Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all the best and may your life bring joy and prosperity.
Progking184 said on 31/Dec/22
@Jdubbz yeah around 6'3 starts to looks big and very tall to the general public(6'2.75 low?) while 6'2 is regular tall. Its like the average tall guy maybe, though in some cases it looks quite big around shorter people.
Bobby said on 31/Dec/22
@Poster

I understand, and I agree. You seem to be one of the only users I can level with intellectually and emotionally.

Otherwise, I sometimes see posts on here that make no sense to me, and it bothers me deep down because no one else seems to be pointing out the illogical nature of it.
adrianjacobs said on 31/Dec/22
@dreus23
Good luck blending in with guys in Sweden at 5'9.5.
Alex 6'0 said on 31/Dec/22
Public enemy, yea 6'7 thats legitimately extremely tall. You're just under 6'2 thats towering i would agree. I had a friend who was between 6'4.5 and 6'5 and i felt kinda towered myself
Alex 6'0 said on 31/Dec/22
Jdubzz, 6'0 female should be just as common as a 6'5-6'5.5 guy I'd assume
Public Enemy said on 31/Dec/22
@Editor Rob
What is the average distance between the hair line and the top of the head assuming no receding hairline.
Editor Rob
1.5-1.6 seems a common kind of zone, with 1 being high and 2 being low.
Public Enemy said on 31/Dec/22
Have become good friends with a couple and the guy is 200cm. I see this guy regularly (3 times a week) and he has good proportions . For me I do feel towered every time I meet him. It’s a completely different experience with someone whose is say 192 cm. I am
187 cm evening low.. He’s the tallest guy I have seen for a long time.
chad michaels said on 30/Dec/22
@Rob, how much do u think the air max 97s give?
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Editor Rob
Not as much as 95's.
Alex 6'0 said on 30/Dec/22
6'1-6'2 i see on daily basic out anywhere its easy to find. 6'3 range it becomes less and 6'4 plus when u stand out in crowds typically
Progking185 said on 30/Dec/22
@Italianguy yeah I think 190-191 or right around 6'3 is occasionally very tall but more of a big regular tall height. It standouts most places but not enough to feel very tall a lot and tower more
Daniel Lee 173 cm said on 30/Dec/22
6'1.75"-6'2 is outstanding tall, 6'2.5 is very tall in US
jokey said on 30/Dec/22
Peter 180cm said on 29/Dec/22
@ jokey If your eyelevel is really 5'7 you will probably look 5'11.5-6ft to people, let's say 1.82 for convenience. Do people guess you at 1.83-1.85 often? It would make sense.

two of my short uncles guessed me over 5'11 and were suprised that i was only 180cm. when i first met my 5'5 friend he said i was huge lol.
dreus23 said on 30/Dec/22
Unpopular opinion but 5'9.5-5'10 is literally just perfect height range. You're solid average which means your height is never a big part of your identity, so it's near impossible that you'll get "wow you're tall" or "wow you're short" remarks

If you want to be tall, I completely understand that, and I'd be lying if I said that I haven't fantasized about being like 6'2-6'3; I wouldn't be surprised if most men have done that atleast once. But I personally simply have no interest in being noticeably tall like so many guys have. I wouldn't complain if I suddenly grew to that range, but generally the best thing about being that height is being able to say that you are that height, since society is obsessed with categorization and labels

Personally, I just prefer to blend in as solid average appearance-wise, so that I'm able to focus on my personality and interests instead. You can obviously do that whether you're 5'5 or 6'3 as well, but it's easier if your height isn't the first thing people notice about you
QM6'1.5"QM said on 30/Dec/22
adrianjacobs said on 28/Dec/22
@QM6'1.5"QM
Are you afraid of being called "not tall"?

I'm not afraid to be called "not tall", i been called tall by strong 6'5" guy this summer. For example.

Also i seen so much people and lotta guys who inflated their heights on 1-3inches in reality, no saying about websites, apps, Instagram and other "profiles".
A few years ago i been witness of crazy shocking situation (on my working place), when this guy still claimed he's 6'1" and i said ,"come on, go to the mirror". There's flat floor in the mall. He was around my eyebrows, so it's like good 8cms difference.

Honestly, i have too much crazy height-stories like these.
James Edward Crowley said on 30/Dec/22
Hi rob since 5ft 8.75in is nearly 5ft 9in would that height be considered the transition zone from short to average height once men reach that height, They will get illusion of looking 5ft 10in barefoot if they have a medium build strong 5ft 9in men can is solid average height which is 5ft 10in but weak 5ft 9in men who are 5ft 8.75in can't pass for 5ft 10in guys who are a weak 5ft 9in 5ft 8.75in are losing the short look.
Editor Rob
Nobody will really be noticing small fractions. At 5ft 8 compared to 5ft 9 a lot more folk will notice this difference.

Definitely the build, clothing and head size can mess about with perception.
Black Noir said on 30/Dec/22
Hey rob do u think Stan walker is more a strong 5’10r?
Editor Rob
I couldn't say for sure.
Poster said on 29/Dec/22
@Bobby: Please take this in the right way. Our freedoms and our incomes shrink by the day, and you and I likely agree on the reasons for this, but this isn't a political forum. Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't let small stuff bother you, which sometimes is hard to do.

I agree with what you said about the height categories and height chart. It makes no sense. That's what I mean by contradictions in a single sentence. "5'10 women are noticeable in very large groups, but they don't stick out in crowds."
Canson said on 29/Dec/22
@Jawilder: yea that’s similar to me where I get 6’4 1/4” at a low and can get 6’4 1/8 on an extreme low day and the lowest extreme low 6’4” flat. As far as your claim, what do you claim? 6’0 1/2” or 6’1” or almost 6’1”? Not sure how I would in your case but in mine if I were 6’4 3/8-5/8, I’d go with 6’4 1/2” more than likely
Jdubbz said on 29/Dec/22
@James Edward Crowley

6’0 for a female is technically much more common than 6’7 is for a male. The equivalent height is something like 6’5.75 which is 2 or 3 times as common as 6’7.
Jdubbz said on 29/Dec/22
Bobby said on 28/Dec/22
@adrianposter

Your height chart makes no sense. Why do you say that 5'7 is "normal" short, but then call it "shortish?" Why do you lump that in with 5'9 but then call it average height? Why do you refer to 5'11 as average height but then call it tallish? Why do you call 6'1 tallish but then call it normal tall? Finally, why do you say 6'3 is normal tall but then call it very tall?

I’m not 100% sure if this is what he intended, but I do the same thing in my height charts. For example, If I said 6’0 - 6’4 is tall and 6’4 - 6’7 is very tall, I’m not saying 6’4 is simultaneously tall and very tall. Rather, I mean that heights up to and not including 6’4 are in the tall range, while 6’4 itself and heights over 6’4 are very tall. I can see why it is confusing, but it’s easier to say 6’0 - 6’4 = tall and 6’4 - 6’7 = very tall than 6’0 - 6’3.99999999 = tall and 6’4 - 6’6.99999999 = very tall. Of course, 6’3.99999999 and 6’4 are, for all intents and purposes, identical. You just have to draw the line somewhere. That’s my logic, at least.
Arch Stanton said on 29/Dec/22
I think a strong 6 ft 3 will be considered very tall by 99% of the population, even guys like Chris Hemsworth and Sacha Baron Cohen on here at a flat 6'3 most people would call them very tall.. I think 6 ft 5 is the real cut off point between normal tall and unusually tall, 197cm would be the start of seriously tall, which you can also see be how many are 197cm on here compared to 6'3-6'4 range, much rarer. Guys like Wladimir and Howard Stern I'd start to classify as more unusual.
adrianposter said on 29/Dec/22
@Bobby
Your height chart makes no sense. Why do you say that 5'7 is "normal" short, but then call it "shortish?" Why do you lump that in with 5'9 but then call it average height? Why do you refer to 5'11 as average height but then call it tallish? Why do you call 6'1 tallish but then call it normal tall? Finally, why do you say 6'3 is normal tall but then call it very tall?

The whole chart makes no sense. You can't just define the same height in two categories. Like, is it logical to say that 5'11 is simultaneously average and tallish? Or that 5'9 is simultaneously shortish and average?

I recommend that you rethink your chart.


I think you lack context clues or rational thinking. Obviously I’m not gonna say “5’9-5’10.99999999” so I put two heights in one category as it would be difficult including every height any other way.
Peter 180cm said on 29/Dec/22
@ jokey If your eyelevel is really 5'7 you will probably look 5'11.5-6ft to people, let's say 1.82 for convenience. Do people guess you at 1.83-1.85 often? It would make sense.
Gian 181cm said on 29/Dec/22
I think @italianguy meant that 6'2 isn't very tall, apparently it was a mistake.
adrianjacobs said on 29/Dec/22
@Emil
If you'll scroll down to 20 dec on this page, you'll see that @Henrik, who is also from Sweden and says he is 187cm tall, said that "A woman once questioned that I was 6ft 1.75 and thought I was more of a 5ft 11 guy at most, perhaps even 5ft 9".
So no one is trolling, it's just the way swedes are.
Jdubbz said on 29/Dec/22
@Gian 181cm

Thank you for your kind words. I can see why anything in the 180 - 185cm range is desirable as it is above average to tall without any significant downsides. I also agree that many of the criteria that people use to determine whether a height is too tall or too short are overly generalizing in nature. Like you said, a typical example is that many people think that being above a certain height means you're too tall to put on a decent amount of muscle. While it is true that 5kg of muscle will almost always look less significant on a 195 cm man than on a 165cm or 175cm man, just due to the sheer difference in volume between the two, it's not like being above a certain height means you put on muscle at a slower rate. Plus, there are so many factors that affect the outcome such as hypertrophy genetics (as you mentioned), muscle insertions, limb length, frame size, workout intensity, diet, testosterone levels, etc. Plus, if a really tall guy were THAT determined to quickly put on some size, there are of course ways to assist with that process (don't want to get into specifics on this forum, but I assume you know what I'm talking about).

Wow, I'm surprised your height range is so broad. You sound like the kind of guy who can appreciate the benefits of a huge variety of heights, which is admirable. My range is much smaller. I wouldn't want to be shorter than 6'3 or taller than 6'8. Shorter than 6'3 because I've been 6'3+ since age 18, and have spent the entirety of my adult life above that height. Below 6'8, because while I do enjoy being tall, it has its limits and I wouldn't gain anything from being significantly over 200cm. I can see why you'd like to be 192cm. It's RIGHT on the line between tall and very tall, and height related issues are still somewhat minimal at that point. You clearly stand out (in a good way) without your height being one of your defining characteristics. I was that height for a while so I speak from experience. My country doesn't use the metric system so I preferred 6'4/193cm over 6'3.6/192cm, but it's not like there is a big difference between the two.
Alex 6'0 said on 29/Dec/22
Around guys 6'2-6'3 i dont feel much shorter. 6'4 plus thats when the difference becomes more substantial and nearer towering.
Honest5'11" said on 29/Dec/22
@Daniel Lee I'm a weak 5'11"/strong 5'10" (179.0-180.9 cm) and 170 pounds, I feel average weight for my height (have and athletic build, I'm slightly lean at 13% body fat).
Gian 181cm said on 29/Dec/22
@QM6'1.5"QM
6'0 and 6'3
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6’0.25 and 6’3
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what do you think of these examples? maybe the angle favored Ansel Elgort

5'11 1/4 and 6'2 1/4
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(good angle for the 6'2 1/4 guy)

3 inches of difference starts to feel short-ish but 4 inches definitely feels short.
Jdubbz said on 28/Dec/22
@Darksol64

Very well said. I agree that heights between 5’11 and 6’4 would all fall into that ideal height range. Although there is no perfect height, in my opinion the most universally appealing height for men (at least in western countries) would be somewhere in the 6’1 - 3 range. Let’s say 6’2 +/- half inch. I’m not going to be a hypocrite and say that’s THE ideal height, but I think it has the most benefits and fewest drawbacks, especially compared to heights under 6’0. At that height you’re legitimately tall, yet you don’t tower over everyone and absolutely dwarf most women. The height difference between me and a short woman looks comical, as if she could be my daughter. A lot of women also seem to be intimidated by really tall guys. At 6’1-3 you satisfy the “tall guy itch” that many women seem to have, yet you aren’t tall enough to intimidate the crap out of them. Not to mention the other benefits of being tall but not too tall. I wouldn’t trade my height for something in that range as I love being really tall, but objectively it’s a great place to be.
Rockaway said on 28/Dec/22
@adrianposter good list I agree
Emil said on 28/Dec/22
@Adrian

I believe you're 6'1, but I just find your anecdotes absurd. If anyone thinks you're 5'9, it's either because your posture is horrible or they're obviously trolling you.
Jdubbz said on 28/Dec/22
adrianposter said on 26/Dec/22
My own height chart for young US/UK men (Let me know if you guys agree)

Under 5’3 = Extremely Short
5’3-5’5 = Very Short
5’5-5’7 = Normal Short
5’7-5’9 = Shortish
5’9-5’11 = Average
5’11-6’1 = Tallish
6’1-6’3 = Normal Tall
6’3-6’5 = Very Tall
Over 6’5 = Extremely Tall

I agree with everything up to normal tall/very tall. If 6’1 is the start of normal tall (which I agree with), I think 6’3 is too low of a bar for very tall. Also, extremely tall is more like 6’7/200cm+. 6’5 is definitely very tall in the US/UK, but it’s too common of a height to be considered extremely tall. It’s also less than 3SD from a 5’10 average. I wouldn’t even consider myself to be extremely tall (a mm or two under 199cm evening height) let alone a guy 1.25” shorter. 6’4 - 6’7 or 6’4 - 6’6.75 (200cm exactly) is the very tall range, IMO. Everything else you wrote is pretty much spot on.
James Edward Crowley said on 28/Dec/22
Hi Rob i have mentioned this before on my Sims 3 game, I got one male sim who is 6ft 7in, and half Dutch, 6ft 7in is very tall for a Dutch man that height is a equivalent to 6ft 4in for men in the UK, and USA, 6ft 7in is much common height in Holland than it in than is in The UK,and USA since the average male height is 6ft 0in his wife is 5ft 7in full blooded Native American of Powhatan, and Cherokee ancestry the oldest daughter who is the shortest is going to be 5ft 8in as Young Adult the middle daughter is going to be 5ft 10in as a Young Adult, and the yougest daughter is going to be 6ft 0in as a Young Adult, Is it possible for a 5ft 7in woman, and a 6ft 7in man to have a daughter is going to be 6ft 0in as a Young Adult 6ft 0in is still a rare height for women.
Editor Rob
With those parental heights, a 6ft daughter looks quite likely.
Sandy Cowell said on 28/Dec/22
Both heights are tall to me! 🤣😹😂
adrianjacobs said on 28/Dec/22
@QM6'1.5"QM
Are you afraid of being called "not tall"?
Bobby said on 28/Dec/22
@rlheight5'11

That doesn't make C-Mo any less annoying, especially when he's going to keep talking about the same crap all the time.

Just imagine that I tell you something incredibly funny, and you laugh. Then I proceed to tell you the same joke every single day. It might draw an amused chuckle out of you each time, but eventually, you're going to get annoyed because you'll experience the law of diminishing returns. The law of diminishing returns posits that something that once induced significant results gradually loses its potency if continuously experienced. This is why the hypothetical joke I tell you will lose its potency because I repeated it so many times. That's why trends don't last forever. The law of diminishing returns is also related to desensitization, which is why horror movie fans find that watching the same scary movies all the time, no longer induces the same fear in them.

That's C-Mo and his persistent f-ing, "I think 180 cm is the ideal male height, now here's my dissertation on male proportions." Jesus age Christ, WE KNOW, so DROP IT. This is the last time I'm going to justify why I think he's irritating, so I hope you understand my reasoning now.

TLDR: C-Mo's comments are stale and unoriginal.
Bobby said on 28/Dec/22
@adrianposter

Your height chart makes no sense. Why do you say that 5'7 is "normal" short, but then call it "shortish?" Why do you lump that in with 5'9 but then call it average height? Why do you refer to 5'11 as average height but then call it tallish? Why do you call 6'1 tallish but then call it normal tall? Finally, why do you say 6'3 is normal tall but then call it very tall?

The whole chart makes no sense. You can't just define the same height in two categories. Like, is it logical to say that 5'11 is simultaneously average and tallish? Or that 5'9 is simultaneously shortish and average?

I recommend that you rethink your chart.

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